Discrete strings and deterministic cellular strings

DOI10.1016/0550-3213(93)90163-JMaRDI QIDQ1967338zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors J. G. Russo

Publication date 5 March 2000

Published in Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9304003

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations, quantum information and its processing, quantum axioms, and philosophy (81P99) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Topological dynamics (37B99)

Abstract: A discrete string theory --a theory of embeddings from $$, where $C$ is the number of components of the string-- is explored. The closure of the algebra of constraints (`$$-Virasoro algebra') is exhibited. The $$-Virasoro `algebra' is shown to be anomaly free in arbitrary number of target space dimensions. We prove the existence of a (manifestly unitary) light-cone gauge with anomaly free Lorentz algebra in any dimensions. The analog of vertex operators are introduced and the physical spectrum is analysed. There are an infinite number of higher-level states repeating a certain mass pattern and leading to an infinite degeneracy. The connection with the continuum string theory (in $D=26$) is investigated. Independently, following a method recently introduced by 't Hooft based on Hilbert-space extension of deterministic systems, a particular one-dimensional cellular automaton submitted to a deterministic evolution is shown to reduce to a massless scalar field theory at long distance scales. This automaton is utilized to define a (`cellular') string theory with world-sheet variables evolving under deterministic rules, which in the framework of `first-quantization' corresponds to the $$ string theory mentioned above. We show that in this theory also the target space motion of free strings is governed by deterministic laws. Finally, we discuss a model for (off-shell) interacting strings where space-time determinism is fully restored.

Recommendations

• Dynamics of strings and branes
• Discrete symmetries of chaotic strings
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5903118
• Classical cellular automata and quantum field theory

Cites work

• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4005056 (Why is no real title available?)
• Exchange formula and lattice deformation of the Virasoro algebra
• The fundamental nature of space and time

Cited in

(1)

• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1936578 (Why is no real title available?)

This page was built for publication: Discrete strings and deterministic cellular strings

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1967338)